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Asia Roundup: Aussie rallies following RBA minutes, dollar gains against yen on vaccine hopes, Asian shares surge - Tuesday, May 19th, 2020

May 19, 2020 07:42 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Gold gains on U.S.-China trade friction Oil retreats on profit-taking after rally Economic Data Ahead (0500 ET/0900 GMT) EZ ZEW Survey - Economic Sentiment(May) (0500 ET/0900...

America’s Roundup: Dollar struggles as rising oil prices lift commodity currencies, Wall Street jumps, Gold eases off highs, Oil jumps to two-month high on easing lockdowns, positive vaccine results-May 19th 2020

May 18, 2020 22:07 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude hits two-month high U.S. 30-year yields rise to 8-week high U.S. 10-year yields climb to 2-week peak French 3-Month BTF Auction -0.549% previous French...

Europe Roundup: Sterling stuck near 8-week lows on talk of negative rates, Brexit, European shares gain, Gold jumps by 1%,Oil rises as lockdowns ease-May 18th,2020

May 18, 2020 12:15 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Chinas Global Times flags retaliation for U.S. Huawei move U.S. recovery could extend into next year -Feds Powell Gold hits seven-year peak Looking Ahead - Events, Other Releases (GMT) ...

Asia Roundup: Aussie gains as lockdowns ease, greenback halts 3-day rally on dismal U.S. data, Asian shares nudge higher - Monday, May 18th, 2020

May 18, 2020 07:24 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Oil prices jump more than $1 Gold jumps to highest since October 2012 Economic Data Ahead No Major Economic Data Scheduled Key Events Ahead No Significant Events...

America’s Roundup: Dollar notches small weekly gain after weak U.S. data, Wall Street gains, Gold hits 7-year high, Oil prices jump as demand shows signs of picking up-May 16th,2020

May 15, 2020 20:33 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup U.S. retail sales plunge 16.4% in April US April Retail Sales (MoM) -16.4%,-12.0% forecast,-8.4% previous US April Retail Sales Ex Gas/Autos (MoM) -16.2%, -2.8% previous US April Retail Sales...

Europe Roundup: Sterling edges lower as Britain maintains fierce stance on Brexit, European stocks gain, Gold hits 3-week peak, Oil hits one-month high as signs of demand emerge amid coronavirus crisis-May 15th,2020

May 15, 2020 12:24 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup U.S. retail sales data due at 1230 GMT German April PPI (YoY) -1.9%,-1.8% forecast, -0.8% previous German April PPI (MoM) -0.7%, -0.6% forecast, -0.8%previous French April HICP (YoY)...

Asia Roundup: Aussie set for first weekly loss in six weeks, greenback gains on stimulus optimism, Asian shares subdued - Friday, May 15th, 2020

May 15, 2020 07:09 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Oil extends gains amid signs of China demand pickup Gold rises on renewed U.S.-China tensions Economic Data Ahead (0500 ET/0900 GMT) EZ Employment Change (YoY)(Q1) PREL (0500...

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Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, TV or news websites on budget night. The quickest way to find out what...

Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility

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Why is the London Stock Exchange losing out to the US

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Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back

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Politics

Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board

To say that the Labour party is flying high in the polls is something of an understatement. But despite its consistent lead against the Tories, the opposition finds itself in a rather odd position: on the cusp of power but...

History for sale: what does South Africa’s struggle heritage mean after 30 years of democracy?

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Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight

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Joe Biden Proposes Record 44.6% Capital Gains Tax in Latest Budget Plan That May Favor Cryptocurrencies

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Turkey’s suppression of the Kurdish political movement continues to fuel a deadly armed conflict

The world has 91 democracies and 88 autocracies. Yet 71% of the worlds population (some 5.7 billion people) are living under autocratic rule, a big jump from 48% ten years ago. This trend towards authoritarianism can...

Science

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

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The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

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Peter Higgs was one of the greats of particle physics. He transformed what we know about the building blocks of the universe

Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson, has died aged 94. He was always a modest man, especially when considering that he was one of the greats of particle physics the area of...

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US media coverage of new science less likely to mention researchers with African and East Asian names

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Technology

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